Ducks goalie Curtis McElhinney returns to the venue where he lost a duel with Niklas Backstrom on Nov.17 when a shot bounced off Antti Miettinen's shoulder in overtime for a 2-1 loss ... The Dec.12 meeting was also memorable as RW Corey Perry scored his first career hat trick and LW Bobby Ryan used Mikko Koivu's stick to score in a 6-2 victory at Honda Center ... Minnesota had won nine of 11 games to jump back into the playoff conversation but comes off consecutive losses in which they have scored only two goals ... The Wild were supposed to go to a more up-tempo offensive style under coach Todd Richards but they rank 28th in the NHL in five-on-five scoring ... Minnesota has won four straight against the Ducks at Xcel Energy Center.

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